Judy Garland

Biography

Judy Garland, born Frances Ethel Gumm, (June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. After appearing in vaudeville with her sisters, Jimmie and Suzie. Judy was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. There she made more than two dozen films, including nine with Mickey Rooney and "The Wizard of Oz". After fifteen years, Garland was released from the studio but gained renewed success through concert appearances and later a return to acting. Through a career, Garland attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage. She received a juvenile Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award as well as a Grammy Award, and a Special Tony Award. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for "A Star is Born" (1954) and Best Supporting Actress for "Judgement at Nuremberg" (1961). At forty, she was the youngest recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in the motion picture industry. In 1997, Garland was posthumously awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Several of her recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 1999, the American Film Institute placed her among the ten greatest female stars in the history of American cinema.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Mike Douglas Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

What's My Line?

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

All Movies (122)

• The Wizard of Oz at Sphere2025 · as Dorothy (archive footage)
• It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story2025 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• Lynch/Oz2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• My Music: A Classic Christmas2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Sid & Judy2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• La La La2018 · as Various Roles (archive footage)
• The Fabulous Allan Carr2017 · as Self (archive)
• Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do2015 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Music According to Tom Jobim2012 · as Self (archive footage)
• Vito2011 · as Self (archive)
• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing2009 · as (archive footage)
• BBC Proms - A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals2009 · as Self (archive footage/photos)
• To Oz! The Making of a Classic2009 · as Self
• 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's2009 · as (archive footage)
• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical2009 · as Self (archive)
• The Polio Crusade2009 · as Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• Summer Stock: Get Happy!2006 · as Jane Falbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Legendary Christmas Entertainers2005 · as Self
• Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• Judy Garland Duets2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• Easter Parade: On the Avenue2005 · as Self (Archive Footage)
• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies2004 · as Self
• Judy Garland: By Myself2004 · as Self (archive footage)
• A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli2004 · as Self (archive footage)
• Jack Paar: Smart Television2003 · as Self
• Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer2002 · as Self (archive footage)
• Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story2002 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Bride of Trailer Camp2001 · as (archive footage)
• Judy Garland Speaks2001 · as Self
• Hollywood Musicals of the 40's2000 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Dark Side of the Rainbow2000 · as Dorothy (archive footage)
• Mirror1999
• Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy1998 · as Betsy Booth (archive footage)
• Ode to Dorothy1998
• Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe1998 · as Self - Archival Footage (voice)
• Vaudeville1997 · as Self (archive footage)
• Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland1996 · as Self (archive footage)
• Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz1995 · as Self (archive footage)
• That's Entertainment! III1994 · as (archive footage)
• Judy in a Land Called Oz1992 · as Self
• The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)1991
• You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story1990 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic1990 · as Self (archive footage)
• Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC1988 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Judy Garland: The Concert Years1985 · as Self (archive footage)
• That's Dancing!1985
• That's Dancing!1985 · as Self (archive footage)
• James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate1984 · as Vicki Lester (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Showbiz Goes to War1982 · as (archive footage)
• Hollywood’s Children1982 · as Self (archive footage)
• That's Entertainment, Part II1976 · as (archive footage)
• Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975 · as Self (archive footage)
• That's Entertainment!1974 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli1973 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972 · as Self (archive footage)
• Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls1967
• Judy and Liza at the Palladium1964 · as Self
• The Judy Garland Christmas Show1963 · as Self
• Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special1963
• I Could Go on Singing1963 · as Jenny Bowman
• A Child Is Waiting1963 · as Jean Hansen
• Gay Purr-ee1962 · as Mewsette (voice)
• The Judy Garland Show1962 · as Self
• Judgment at Nuremberg1961 · as Irene Hoffman Wallner
• Pepe1960 · as Vocalist on Radio (voice)
• Andy Hardy Comes Home1958 · as Betsy Booth (archive footage) (uncredited)
• A Star Is Born1954 · as Vicki Lester
• A Star Is Born World Premiere1954 · as Self
• Moments in Music1950 · as Self (from Ziegfeld Girl)
• Summer Stock1950 · as Jane Falbury
• In the Good Old Summertime1949 · as Veronica Fisher
• Words and Music1948 · as Judy Garland
• Easter Parade1948 · as Hannah Brown
• The Pirate1948 · as Manuela Alva
• Till the Clouds Roll By1946 · as Marilyn Miller
• The Harvey Girls1946 · as Susan Bradley
• Ziegfeld Follies1945 · as Star (segment "A Great Lady Has an Interview")
• The Clock1945 · as Alice Maybery
• Meet Me in St. Louis1944 · as Esther Smith
• Twenty Years After1944 · as (archive footage)
• Girl Crazy1943 · as Ginger Gray
• Thousands Cheer1943 · as Judy Garland
• Presenting Lily Mars1943 · as Lily Mars
• Strictly G.I.1943 · as Self - Guest Star
• For Me and My Gal1942 · as Jo Hayden
• We Must Have Music1942 · as Herself
• Babes on Broadway1941 · as Penny Morris
• Life Begins for Andy Hardy1941 · as Betsy Booth
• Ziegfeld Girl1941 · as Susan Gallagher
• Little Nellie Kelly1940 · as Nellie Kelly / Little Nellie Kelly
• A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound1940 · as Self
• Strike Up the Band1940 · as Mary Holden
• Cavalcade of the Academy Awards1940 · as Self
• Andy Hardy Meets Debutante1940 · as Betsy Booth
• Hollywood: Style Center of the World1940 · as Self
• If I Forget You1940 · as Judy Garland
• Babes in Arms1939 · as Patsy Barton
• The Wizard of Oz1939 · as Dorothy Gale
• From the Ends of the Earth1939 · as Self
• Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power1938 · as Self (uncredited)
• Listen, Darling1938 · as Pinkie Wingate
• Love Finds Andy Hardy1938 · as Betsy Booth
• Hollywood Goes to Town1938 · as Self
• Everybody Sing1938 · as Judy Bellaire
• March of Dimes1938 · as Judy
• MGM Christmas Trailer1937 · as Herself
• Thoroughbreds Don't Cry1937 · as Cricket West
• Broadway Melody of 19381937 · as Betty Clayton
• Every Sunday1936 · as Judy
• Pigskin Parade1936 · as Sairy Dodd
• La Fiesta de Santa Barbara1935 · as Self (as The Garland Sisters)
• The Wedding of Jack and Jill1930 · as One of The Three Gumm Sisters
• A Holiday in Storyland1930 · as One of The Three Gumm Sisters
• Bubbles1930 · as Herself (uncredited)
• The Big Revue1929 · as Herself
• Oz— · as Self / Dorothy Gale (archive footage)

All TV Shows (16)

• Too Young to Die2012 · as Self (archive footage)
• Intimate Portrait1993 · as Self
• Omnibus1967 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Hollywood Palace1964 · as Self
• The Judy Garland Show1963 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Twentieth Century1957
• MGM Parade1955 · as Betty Clayton (archive footage)
• MGM Parade1955
• MGM Parade1955 · as Self
• MGM Parade1955 · as self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Judy Garland
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Mystery Guest
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self